Laurence Servaes

Lyric Coloratura Soprano

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The Belgian Soprano Laurence Servaes performed the roles of Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Aréthuse in Charpentier’s Actéon, Damigella in C. Monteverdi's L’incoronazione di Poppea, and Romy Schneider in the contemporary opera Elle est moi und töte mich by J. Blanckaert at the International Opera Academy. She made her debut at the Festival of Flanders as Bastienne in Bastien und Bastienne and premiered the role of Juliette in the contemporary opera Paternel by Frank Nuyts at the Muziekcentrum De Bijloke Ghent.

She has been the soprano soloist in Christus Oratorium (J.S. Bach) with Akademie für alte Musik Berlin, W.A. Mozart’s Davide Penitente with Sigiswald Kuijken, J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio with the Lautten Companey under the baton of Wolfgang Katschner, C.P.E. Bach's Magnificat with the NFM Leopoldinum Orkiestry Kameralnej conducted by Hartmut Rohde at the Berliner Philharmonie, J.S. Bach's St. John Passion with Koen Lamberechts, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater and G.P. Telemann’s St. Luke’s Passion with Michael Scheck, as well as several of Bach’s works conducted by Paul Agnew.Future engagements include her debut with the Philharmonie de Paris as the Nurse in the contemporary opera Shell Shock by N. Lens and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui conducted by Bassem Akiki, a Mozart concert tour throughout Europe with the European Philharmonia and J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion with La Petite Bande conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.